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As we get closer and closer to the warmer months, Y2Kountry (Ch. 61) wants to know: What are your favorite summertime country hits from this millennium?

You voted for your picks, and now it’s time to hear the top 100 counted down during Y2Kountry’s “Sounds Like Summer” special.

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Directions: Vote for up to five of your favorite songs in the poll below before May 17 at 11:59pm Et. Use the write-in option to let us know any songs you think we might’ve missed!

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2000s and 2010s summer country hits

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Country star Blake Shelton is going back on the road for his Honky Tonk Tour.

Shelton announced his return to the stage in October and shared that his special guests this time around would be “Thinking ‘Bout You” singer Dustin Lynch and former The Voice contestant Emily Ann Roberts.

The “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” singer will embark on his first tour of the year on February 22 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and will stop in cities like Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon. He will also be making visits to Canada in the first half of the tour and is scheduled to end on March 29 in Wichita, Kansas.

This is not the first Back to the Honky Tonk Tour that Shelton has been on. Last year, he went on an 18-date tour of the same name with Carly Pearce and Jackson Dean.

Last week, during his New Year’s Eve show,...

Blake Shelton‘s “God’s Country” was written by a group of country artists. Shelton was not one of them. During an interview, Shelton revealed what it was like hearing the track for the first time. He felt very connected to God in that moment.

Blake Shelton heard ‘God’s Country’ while he was ‘working on the land’ in Oklahoma

During a 2019 interview with The Tennessean, Shelton discussed hearing “God’s Country” for the first time while he was on his farm in Oklahoma. “It was the most shocking moment I’ve had in my 20 years of doing this,” he said. “I was in a place physically that I consider to be God’s country doing the thing that makes me feel the most connected to God, which is working on the land … It’s almost like a chance to stop and catch your breath and go, ‘We’re still all here. We still like this stuff,...

Nadikar Thilakam, which means ‘star of stars’ in Malayalam, is an upcoming comedy entertainer starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir in the lead roles. The film is directed by Lal Jr, who has previously helmed films like Driving Licence and Honey Bee. The film is said to be the biggest film in Tovino’s career in terms of money spent, as it has a lavish budget and a grand scale of production.

The film revolves around the life of David Padikkal, a superstar played by Tovino, who faces various challenges and obstacles in his professional and personal life. Soubin Shahir plays his friend and confidant Bala, who helps him overcome his troubles. The film also features a stellar ensemble cast of Veena Nandakumar, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Anoop Menon, Shine Tom Chacko, Sreenath Bhasi, Lal and Madhupal in important roles.

The film’s shooting began on July 11, 2023 and is nearing completion. The...

“The Voice” just can’t quit Blake Shelton.

Four months after leaving NBC’s reality TV show, the country coach’s shadow still looms large as it aired its Season 24 premiere on Monday, September 25. Blake was mentioned a whopping 16 times during the two-hour opener, with current coaches John Legend, Gwen Stefani, Niall Horan and Reba McEntire seemingly feeling “Lonely Tonight” because the “God’s Country” singer isn’t still buzzing around the set like a “Honey Bee.”

Blake’s first shout-out came at the two-minute mark, when host Carson Daly presented the newest coach with a big pair of scissors so she could cut through the red ribbon on her chair. “Reba, here are your giant scissors for your chair. It’s been cleaned since Blake sat in it, don’t worry,” Carson said. As Reba sliced through the ribbon, Gwen (aka Blake’s wife) exclaimed, “Oh my God, I’m gonna cry!

Nadikar Thilakam is an upcoming Malayalam film starring Tovino Thomas and Soubin Shahir in the lead roles. The film is directed by Lal Jr, who is known for his films like Driving Licence and Honey Bee. The film is a comedy entertainer that revolves around the lives of two actors.The film’s pooja function was held today at Kochi, marking the official launch of the project.

Soubin in Nadikar Thilakam

The director and the actors shared some pictures from the event on their social media handles. Tovino Thomas wrote, “Nadikar Thilakam Pooja Function!! #NadikarThilakam #TovinoThomas #SoubinShahir #LalJr.” Soubin Shahir also shared a picture with Tovino Thomas and wrote, “Nadikar Thilakam Pooja Function!! #NadikarThilakam #TovinoThomas #SoubinShahir #LalJr.”The film’s script is penned by Suvin S. Somasekharan, and the cinematography is handled by Albie. The music is composed by Yakzan Gary Pereira and Neha Nair. The film also features Veena Nandakumar,...

Entertainment Bhavana is making a comeback to Malayalam cinema through Ntikkakkakkoru Premandarnnu, six years after she appeared in the movie Adam Joan.Actor Bhavana, who was on a six-year hiatus, is making a comeback to Malayalam movies through the film Ntikkakkakkoru Premandarnnu, set to release on Friday, February 24. She was given a warm welcome by her colleagues through a heartwarming video put together by the team of the film, ahead of the release. Titled ‘Welcome back Bhavana’, the video features actors R Madhavan, Kunjacko Boban, Jackie Shroff, Priya Mani, Tovino Thomas, Parvathi Thiruvoth, Manju Warrier, and journalist Jitesh Pillai extending their wishes to Bhavana. ¨I don't know whether it was the right decision. It took me a month to decide on committing to this movie. I felt this was the right moment. So I decided to take this right decision,” Bhavana said, addressing the media in Kochi. Bhavana is making a comeback through Ntikkakkakkoru Premandarnnu,...

Malayalam actor Baburaj was arrested on Saturday in a cheating case filed against him at the Adimali Police Station in Idukki district on Saturday. Baburaj, who owned a resort in Idukki district, had given it for lease to a person called Arun after taking Rs 40 lakhs in 2020.

Soon, the Covid pandemic hit and after the restrictions were lifted and when Arun opened the resort, he had some technical issues.

Later, it was found out that there was a problem in the title of some areas of the property, which according to the complainant was hidden from him.

When Arun asked for a refund, he was refused following which he filed a complaint.

Recently, Baburaj was called by the police for questioning and the Kerala High Court had asked him to appear before the police on Saturday.

After recording his arrest, the police took him to a state-run hospital to complete the formalities of arrest.

Blake Shelton is "happy anywhere" with Gwen Stefani! It's been nearly three months since the power couple tied the knot at the country singer's ranch in Oklahoma, and it looks like they're loving their newlywed status. On Sunday, Oct. 3, the "Honey Bee" crooner took to Instagram to gush over the former No Doubt frontwoman to celebrate her 52nd birthday. "Happy birthday to my better half..," Blake, 45, captioned his post, alongside a black-and-white photo of their wedding day. "My Wife!!!! I love you." While The Voice coach and birthday girl have yet to publicly share details about their festivities, the two haven't...

Hopscotch Features’ Troy Lum and Andrew Mason have joined forces with UK producer Gabrielle Tana to form a new production house, Brouhaha Entertainment.

The company combines their respective slates, with upcoming projects including Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand, starring Michelle Williams; Kate Dennis’ All That I Am, based on the novel by Anna Funder; Lee Tamahori’s The Convert; Richard E. Grant’s Majesty and Patrick Dickinson’s Cottontail.

To be based across Sydney and London, the company has received investment via the Calculus Creative Content Eis Fund, which was launched in June 2019 in association with the British Film Institute (BFI).

The fund aims to support the growth of dynamic and ambitious UK companies, and has also backed the likes of Wonderhood Studios, Raindog Films, Maze Theory and Maven Screen Media.

Tana is the producer of the Oscar-nominated Philomena, The Invisible Woman and most recently, Netflix’s The Dig, from Australian director Simon Stone.

From The Voice coaches to husband and wife! Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are married, multiple outlets report. The couple, who got engaged in late 2020, wed in an intimate ceremony on the "Honey Bee" artist's Oklahoma ranch while surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, July 3. This news comes shortly after Stefani, who shares three kids with ex Gavin Rossdale, sparked marriage rumors for wearing what appeared to be a wedding band next to her engagement ring while out in Los Angeles with Shelton on June 12. As fans may recall, Stefani, 51, and Shelton, 44, announced their engagement in October, with the "Cool" singer showing off her diamond sparkler on Instagram....

Exclusive: MGM’s Orion Pictures and Plan B Entertainment have set Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod and Ben Whishaw to join Frances McDormand in writer/director Sarah Polley’s feature adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestselling novel Women Talking. Rounding out the cast are August Winter and Liv McNeil and Kate Hallett in their feature film debuts. Plan B will produce Women Talking alongside McDormand via her Hear/Say Productions.

Based on the best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, Women Talking follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. Published in 2018, the novel was named a Best Book of the Year By The New York Times Book Review, NPR.Org, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Slate, Publishers Weekly and Time, among many others.

Tom Petty’s 1994 album “Wildflowers,” the subject of the SXSW documentary “Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free,” was in some ways one of the veteran rocker’s most casual albums. Made with producer Rick Rubin after a pair of bigger-sounding, more meticulously arranged albums with Jeff Lynne, “Wildflowers” has a low-key, ramshackle air to it, with its rough-hewn rocker songs tossed together with loose shuffles and acoustic ballads that actually have more going on than you realize.

There’s an intimacy and a melancholy to it, as befits a group of songs written by a guy whose state in life was summed up in the couplet that opened “To Find a Friend”: “In the middle of his life/He left his wife.”

“Wildflowers” was a subtle album whose impact slowly grew over time; nothing about it insisted that it should be taken as a big statement. But a recent boxed set,...

Sudbury, Ontario, is home to one of Canada’s largest, and most unique attractions — the Big Nickel. Measuring 30 feet in diameter, and weighing 13,000 kilograms (14.33 tons), the massive landmark is exactly what it sounds like — a huge replica of the 1951 Canadian nickel. It’s a distinct feature in the otherwise indistinct northern Ontario town, one that has endured the harsh Canadian climate’s wear and tear thanks to an inner steel core wrapped by a stainless steel outer core.

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It would be easy to dismiss Rama Rau’s first non-documentary feature Honey Bee as another melodramatically grim look at the consequences of sex trafficking in North America because it does utilize a lot of narrative convenience as far as driving the plot towards its endgame. Doing so, however, would discount the reason why Bonnie Fairweather and Kathleen Hepburn’s script works this way and why the resulting message is more important than the journey to get there. The whole point of portraying young Natalie’s (Julia Sarah Stone) plight is to provide an example for how the cycle of abuse can be broken. It’s not about piling on the tragedy or sweeping her trauma under the rug for some unrealistic rebirth in the aftermath. It’s about growing, healing, and hope.

The decision to therefore bookend the film with scenes at truck stops is crucial. We must witness...

"Time is money, let's go." Syndicado has debuted the official US trailer for a Canadian film titled Honey Bee, the first feature from acclaimed doc filmmaker Rama Rau. This premiered at the Whistler Film Festival in 2018, and is getting a VOD release this month in the US. Honey Bee is an unpredictable tale of survival that follows the journey of quick-witted "Honey Bee", an underage truck stop sex worker ensnared by her ruthless Romeo-pimp boyfriend. Unwittingly, she is taken into foster care with her new family, Louise and Christian, in a remote rural area in Northern Canada where she discovers there might be more to life than the hand she's been dealt. Rau needed to tell this story as a fictionalized drama because to tell the real stories would put the lives of these girls at risk. Starring Julia Sarah Stone, Martha Plimpton, Peter Outerbridge, Steven Love, and Michelle McLeod.

After teases, unearthed songs and demo recordings, Tom Petty’s estate has finally announced its long-awaited reissue for Petty’s beloved 1994 solo album Wildflowers.

Wildflowers and All the Rest, a “comprehensive” five-cd or nine-lp box set due out October 16th, features the 1994 LP alongside dozens of unreleased tracks, home recordings (like “There Goes Angela (Dream Away)” and the demo of “You Don’t Know How It Feels“), alternate versions and live renditions of Wildflowers tracks.

In addition to the announcement of Wildflowers and All the Rest, Warner Records also shared...

Come True is the newest feature from acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, visual effects artist and musician Anthony Scott Burns and executive produced by cult filmmaker Vincenzo Natali, director of Cube, Splice and Netflix’s In The Tall Grass. A dark exploration into a world of nightmares, fears, and the monsters within, the film is a Copperheart Entertainment and Angel Entertainment production. Burns wrote, directed, and shot the film, with music by Electric Youth (Drive) and Pilotpriest.

High school student Sarah (Stone) is at her lowest point yet when she runs away from home and finds herself with no one to rely on and struggling with recurring nightmares. She chances upon a university sleep study that offers the promise of safety and money and brings her an unexpected friend and confidant in the overseeing scientist Jeremy (Liboiron). But there’s something curious about proceedings, and being under observation seems to make Sarah’s disturbing dreams even worse.

Come True is the newest feature from acclaimed Canadian filmmaker, visual effects artist and musician Anthony Scott Burns and executive produced by cult filmmaker Vincenzo Natali, director of Cube, Splice and Netflix’s In The Tall Grass. A dark exploration into a world of nightmares, fears, and the monsters within, the film is a Copperheart Entertainment and Angel Entertainment production. Burns wrote, directed, and shot the film, with music by Electric Youth (Drive) and Pilotpriest.

High school student Sarah (Stone) is at her lowest point yet when she runs away from home and finds herself with no one to rely on and struggling with recurring nightmares. She chances upon a university sleep study that offers the promise of safety and money and brings her an unexpected friend and confidant in the overseeing scientist Jeremy (Liboiron). But there’s something curious about proceedings, and being under observation seems to make Sarah’s disturbing dreams even worse.

MollywoodThe film will be presented by Allan Antony under the banner Panda Dad Production.Digital NativeJean Paul Lal’s next film is titled Tsunami and the ace filmmaker–actor’s dad Lal is penning the story and script for it. The makers have kickstarted the project with a puja which was held at St George Church, Edappally. The title poster of this film was unveiled some time ago on the director’s Instagram handle and garnered the attention of the film buffs. We also hear that Tsunami is based on some real-life incidents. The film will be presented by Allan Antony under the banner Panda Dad Production. Lal took it to Instagram unveiling the first look poster and title of the film," Making our Christmas even merrier; Tsunami - Based on an innocent true story The film will be presented by Allan Antony under the banner Panda Dad Production. The...

Add Willie Nelson to the list of people that have beaten Blake Shelton at the Grammys. With his loss at Sunday’s 62nd Grammy Awards, the country superstar (and winningest coach in “The Voice” history) has now gone 0-for-8 with the recording academy. Shelton’s latest nomination came for Best Country Solo Performance for his hit song “God’s Country,” which lost to Nelson’s “Ride Me Back Home.” (See the complete list of Grammy winners.) During CBS’s live ceremony, Shelton and girlfriend Gwen Stefani performed an emotional rendition of their duet “Nobody But You.”

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Shelton brought up his unfortunate Grammy losing streak during an October episode of “The Voice” Season 17. “I haven’t been nominated for a Grammy very many times, but the one time I thought...

Distribution pipeline includes The Cuban starring Louis Gossett Jr.

Ambitious Ontario-based distributor A71 Entertainment has hired former senior eOne executive Justin Rebelo as CEO, effective immediately.

Rebelo served at the Canadian giant as vice-president overseeing television and digital distribution for English-speaking Canada. The longtime veteran of the film and television space spent more than 15 years programming at various broadcasters including HBO Canada, Super Channel, Epix in the Us, and Bell Media-owned Much Music.

He was the executive in charge of production on, among others, Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool, Tiff best first Canadian feature and Csa award-winner Blackbird, Tiff Best...

Distribution pipeline includes The Cuban starring Louis Gossett Jr.

Ambitious Ontario-based distributor A71 Entertainment has hired former senior eOne executive Justin Rebelo as CEO, effective immediately.

Rebelo served at the Canadian giant as vice-president overseeing television and digital distribution for English-speaking Canada. The longtime veteran of the film and television space spent more than 15 years programming at various broadcasters including HBO Canada, Super Channel, Epix in the Us, and Bell Media-owned Much Music.

He was the executive in charge of production on, among others, Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool, Tiff best first Canadian feature and Csa award-winner Blackbird, Tiff Best...

MollywoodFather and son have earlier collaborated for the ‘Honey Bee’ series and the psychological thriller ‘Hi, I’m Tony’ but Lal worked as an actor both the times.Digital NativeFollowing the massive success of his latest release Driving License, director Jean Paul Lal is gearing up to wield the megaphone for his next. We hear that Jean Paul Lal’s next film has been titled Tsunami. Ace filmmaker – actor and Jean Paul’s dad Lal will be penning the script for Tsunami. The title poster of this film was unveiled some time ago on the director’s Instagram handle. We also hear that Tsunami is based on some real-life incidents. The film will be presented by Allan Antony under the banner Panda Dad Production. Lal took it to Instagram unveiling the first look poster and title of the film with the caption, "Making our Christmas even more merrier; Tsunami -...

In the final years of his life, Tom Petty spoke often about his plan to re-release his 1994 masterpiece Wildflowers as a double album and then play it straight through on a special tour. “I probably haven’t even told the band about this yet,” Petty said in 2016, “but they can read about it in Rolling Stone.” His focus on the LP is easy to understand; song-for-song, it is perhaps Petty’s single greatest achievement. “That was where I was really at the top of my game as far as craft...

When Darius Rucker stopped by “The Voice” on Monday night to help Blake Shelton mentor his young artists for the upcoming battle rounds, an old rivalry was reignited. As it turns out, Shelton lost the 2013 Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance to Rucker, a category Shelton thought he had a good chance of winning. “I haven’t been nominated for a Grammy very many times, but the one time I thought I had a shot was the freaking ‘Wagon Wheel’ year,” Shelton told his young country artists Kat Hammock and Josie Jones. “Darius won his 50th Grammy and I still have an empty spot in my house.”

SEEGwen Stefani completes her ‘The Voice’ Season 17 team with rock singer Caroline Reilly: ‘Dreams do come true!’ [Watch]

Rucker quickly corrected him, saying it was only his third Grammy. The other two were for Best New Artist for Hootie & the Blowfish (1995) and Best...

The lineup for the 23rd annual Urbanworld Film Festival was announced Friday, with Tony-award winning broadway actor Cynthia Erivo and Emmy award-winning director Roger Ross Williams making appearances at the event, which is geared towards representing and celebrating diverse, international voices in film, music videos, television, screenplays and shorts.

Director and co-writer Kasi Lemmons will open the festival Sept 18 with her Focus Features biopic “Harriet,” following the influential life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman who led slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Following the screening, star Erivo, Lemmons and executive producers Debra Martin Chase and Daniela Taplin Lundberg will discuss the film with CBS This Morning Saturday’s Michelle Miller moderating. Lemmons is this year’s festival ambassador.

Other notable films include HBO’s documentary “The Apollo,” which features archival footage to chronicle the history of Harlem’s landmark venue the Apollo Theater. A Q&a with director Williams and...

Chris Shiflett’s Walking the Floor podcast returns today with a new episode spotlighting Quaker City Night Hawks. Recorded several months ago amidst the chaos of the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, the interview captures the Texas-based band during the seventh week of a promotional tour in support of their newest release, Qcnh. Filled with Tex-Mex Southern rock, throwback psychedelia, and guitar-driven nods to Seventies icons, Qcnh‘s songs initially took shape on the road, where the band’s three principal members have spent the last handful of years...